Boogie on in to the SJHS Dances

by Whitney Norman
SJHS Staff Writer

SJHS has many fun possibilities, but one of the most popular events is the dances. The Springville Junior High’s dances are from seven to nine o’clock p.m. They are held at the boy’s gym, and the dance that’s coming up is on October 30th.

The students at SJHS have a lot to say about the dances. Two new seventh graders, Hayde Blanco and Vincent Hutchinson, told me about several things they like and dislike about the dances.

“I get to hang out with friends, and go crazy,” Hayde said. She also said that the dances are fun because of the loud music, and it’s hot in the gym. She just wants to go wild! She wants to change two things about the dances, too. “No slow dances! They should have a free snack bar with drinks and stuff.”

Vincent Hutchison has some likes and dislikes on the dances, too. He said that the dances were fun. “You get to know other people. Like boys talking to girls, and girls talking to boys,” Vincent said that that was one of the things he liked. But he wants to have more time to dance, and a bigger space.

Autumn Hathway is an eighth grader at SJHS, and she has some things to say about the school dances. She said it would be more fun if people go out and dance and she also said that people complain about the hip hop and rap music.

“I think they’re fun! They are like a big party,” Phoenix Mackley enthused. Phoenix is also an eighth grader, and a big fan of dances. “You get to hang out with all of your friends, and there’s loud music!” But Phoenix also had some dislikes about the dances. She said that there should be a bigger variety of music, and the dances should be on Fridays.


“They’re a lot of fun. I really enjoy/recommend them,” D.J. Barnes, another eighth grader said. “I have so much fun there. Not to mention that my friends and I go around goofing off and having a good time.”

We know that the eighth graders like the dances, but they do have some items on their wish list that they want to change, but what about the ninth graders? “I think that they are awesome because you can go hang out with friends and dance and show off your ‘moves’,” Eric Mageno, a ninth grader said.

When I talked to the administrators about the dances, Principal Rolfe said that he thinks that it’s a great opportunity for kids to get together, and that there are a lot of parents and teachers there for supervision. He feels really good about dances, and they are fun. Mr. Knudsen also added that the dances help kids with sociability. Principal Rolfe also wanted to add that of all the schools that he worked at, dances at SJHS had to be the safest and the best.